A corpobation of



Feb. 27, 1923.

R. W. MaCDONALD LEDGER CABINET Filed Apr. 5, 1920 2 sheets-sheet l Mine/SS:

R. W. MaCDONALD Feb. 27. 1923.

LEDGER CABINET Filed Apr. 5, 1920 2 sheets-sheet l2 Patented Feb. 27, 1923.

o/NITED STATES g Parent Ormea-ii; y

nonnenfw..:i/LMDONALD,y or ,OHIOAGO, ILLINOIS'y isere-Non 'rol WUN'DUR' Lnnena zoorarnivv, or carolien, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION or`I nriiofrs`v`l Lnnenn CABINET.

Application filed April? I5,`

Tolllwwcnttfmay concern: f

Be it know `that l; Ronnn'r 5W; MAGDoNL* useful? 1 Improvements in Ledger 'Calb-inets,'l

of 'Tvvliieh the following is Ia speciiication;

Thisginvention relatesto a ledger` vcabinet such as is 'adaptedito receive leaves or cards Y, on"`l which is contained j any desiredl jdata';

moreparticularlylit is concerned witlrf ceri tainimprovements in acabinetstrnctiire by.: whichy its nsefnlnessis enhancedjand its con! versionrfromone purpose to another is fa? cil'itated; The inventionlias also `a number" of 'other objects all of `which will' appear" froin thev detailed description to `follow whereinre-erence is made to the, accompany!L ingdrawing which illustrates an exempliiication of'thifsinvention`lr in the manner iol-I` lowing: i y

Figure' 1 is aside elevation ofthe cabinet; FigQQiS-"a plan'view'thereof; Fig. -isv a longitudinal section taken on li'ne 1 3-3 of Fig,v 2; y

` '4:' is ka transverse section taken on line 4-.-{1`oi`l5`ig.1; Fig.` 5 4is a fragmentary vertical section taken yOnline 5 5 'ofFig.,3; and' i' Fig,j6 is,a"face'view of one of the cardsk or lleaves adaptedfto be received within the' cabinetk p p' Shown inthe drawing, the cabinetor b-X maybe constructed with a base 10 from which upstand ends 11 and 12 between which isa fixed side 13 and a removable side 141; It is preferred ythat/the corners of the box be reinforced as by means of angle plates 15, those which overlie the side 13 being edlv` secured thereto and to the proximate end; and thosefwhich ,overlie the removable side 14C beingk secured to the endsfonly. In this manner an Outer stop for the removable side is provided. Vithin the cabinet so formed may be received a stack of cards or leaves 16 Which`;lie in adjacent relationto the .removable side to form an inner stop therefor. (seeFigfQ).v Interiorly of the box at eaeh'endis arranged a block 17 extending from side to side and provided with a base of substantial width,"the inner face of each block being slanted outwardly, asshown in Fig. 3.` The effect of these-two blocks so arranged is to provide abutments for the Stack of" fthe Unit'ed States residing l j equipped vwith a handle ik18 facilitate irai mg :manipulations:thereof: By @prefer-en i its ,i'pper' andfflower ledges are --grooved `asiat-.5 19 se -asfto guide"y the removable side'fin=a-slidl-y ing movement adjacent the Y outerl side of the Q' end^12 adjacentto-which is providedl on'an' extension ofy the lbaseya rifbi 20 adaptedto coi." operate withV the lower vgroove 19 In align-iy ment withthisri'b'is a li'p-Ql'- adapted to co-` operate vwith the upper groove -19 off-the side@ 141, this lip being carried upon a head that? 192e: serial' no ':.71,27211f` The removable Seidel i4 i is prefer-abi f is formed as" part of a 'vertically"fmovable plat'e23 that may be received-w'ithiira more tise" that'fislformed within the proximate bloei/17, all as best indicated in Figa-3; ThisA plate 23 is guidedy in its` movements as by; means of screws Q4 which are" entered throughslots 25'formed inthe plate {and-sel' cured toitlie end wall '12J Normally the plate 23.7isheld in a downwardposition'fas by' desired7 may be of the form shown'abe'stin Figo.- Atits lower end the plate is'slottedj as at' 27 to provide a yoke which isadapted' tolie vover the 4neck 2870i a loclirod 29 havJV ing a'pointed he'adBOv 'at its extremityfth'e y leaves are formed with twofo1nioi"e=such openings arranged in'a'deiinitely spaced rei lation permitting certain of 'the'f'lea-ve's, if desired,'to beofiset witlrrespect'to tlieoth-y ers, While still traversed by the rod. InfFi'g; 6 the leaves are shown to be provided 'also with two notches 33, preferably arranged eqnidistantly between the openings 552,!o'ne such notch A in each card or 'leaf being ada-ptl ed to register with a rib 34 that projectslirpl wardly from the base of the-:cabinet adjal centf'the removable side thereof'. 4

In use the leaves may be arrangedfwithin the cabinet,'as shown in Figs;` 1 and 2,all alignedand loclre'dkin'position. If however, it is desired to offset certain of these? leaves',

in place under the lip 21 whereupon the head 22 will be raised against the influence of the spring 26, the lower edge of the. side 14 being held upon the base with its rib 20 Ientered in the groove 19. Under the action xupon the end of the cabinet in an overlapping relation such as to provide rotection for the offset leaves which are in icated by dotted lines' in this figure.

llt willbe noted that when they side 14 is in end position, the plate 23 is held in raised position such that it becomes ineffective toprevent removable of the rod 29. This may accordingly be withdrawn freely to permit the leaves or cards to be offset in any `manner that is desired. By means of the rib 34 and notches 33 a desired distance of ofl's'et may be accurately and readily determined.

'The invention which l have herein shown and described is one which is very simple in construction and use. It embodies the novel features of a compact cabinet which may be used in the ordinary manner, or which may be used with offset leaves. The side 14 l which is removable in the manner explained acts not only as a protection for the offset leaves when secured in end position, but it cooperates with the locking means for the rod in such a manner that the latter may always be withdrawn whenever the side 14 is in end position. lt is obvious, of course, that the invention may be embodied in forms other than the one herein shown, and in respect of any changes or modifications that may embody the novel features hereinafter claimed, Idesire that the same be included within the scope of this patent.

I claim:

1. A ledger cabinet having in combination a base from which upstands two ends and a side all in fixed unitary relation, the cabinet so formed being adapted to receive a quantity of leaves, a second side extending be tween the ends and completing the enclosurel for the leaves, means including the leaves vfor holding the second side removably in place, means for locking the leaves within the cabinet, a device which normally prevents unlocking of said locking means, and means for holding the removable side in a second position upon the cabinet, said latter means having connection with the device which normally prevents unlocking of the locking means, and acting when holding the v removable side in its second position to permit freely unlocking of said locking means whereby the leaves may be withdrawn from the cabinet, substantially as described.

2. A ledger cabinet having in combination a base from which upstands a side and two ends all in fixed unitary relation, a second side adapted to be removably received between the ends to provide an enclosure for a quantity of leaves, a lock rod arranged longitudinally within the cabinet and adapt ed to pass through each leaf to hold the saine in place, means exteriorly of one cabinet end for holding the removable side when arranged adjacent thereto, said means in cluding` an element which co-operates with the locking rod to normally prevent its withdrawal from the cabinet and which when engaged with the side to hold it in end position is rendered inoperative to prevent such withdrawal,substantially as described.

3. A ledger cabinet having in combination a base, two ends, and a side all in fixed unitary relation, a second side adapted to be removably received between the ends to provide an enclosure for a quantity of leaves, an abutment block arranged adjacent the inner face of each end, one of said blocks having a channel mort-ised therein, a movable plate within the channel having at its lower end a yoke, a locking rod extending longitudinally through the cabinet andv presenting one ofv its ends which is formed with a neck operatively to the yoke of the movable plate whereby with? drawal of the rod is prevented when the plate engages the rod, tension means normally holding the yoke against the rod neck, means for preventing withdrawal of the plate from the cabinet, a head carried by the plate in overhanging relation to one cabinet end, and a lip downwardly depending from the head, the base of theI cabinet being extended beneath the lip to receive thereon the lower edge of the removable side when arranged adjacent the proximate end of the cabinet, the upper edge of the removable side being formed with a groove into which the lip depends for holdingn the side adjacent the end of the cabinet, substantially as described.

4. A ledger cabinet in the form of a box adapted to receive a quantity of leaves, one of the box sides being removable from the cabinet, a rod adapted to be extended through the cabinet and through each leaf to lock the leaves in place, spring-actuated means adapted normally to prevent withdrawal of the rod from locking position, and means for supporting said removable side in a second position exteriorly of the cabinet, said supporting means having connection with the spring-actuated means and adapted when affording support for the removable side to retract said means to thereby permit withdrawal of said rod, substantially as described.

5. A ledger cabinet having a base, two ends, a fixed side therebetween, and a movable side therebetween, a quantity of stacked tieal edge adjacent the fixed cabinet side, and the other edge against the movable eabinet side when the ylatter is in one position,

each leaic being adapted for offset a deinite distance with respect to the remainder of the leaf stackl when the movable side is in another position, and means for engaging with each suoli leaf tolimit its distance of lo offset, substantially as described.

ROBERT W. MACDONALD.

.Witness: 1

' EPHRAIM BANNING. 

